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- the present invention relates to an optical scanner; and more particularly, an optical scanner for fluorescence monitoring of an optical device, such as a microarray or biochip (spotted array or other biochip format) , or other suitable optical device.
- an optical scanner for fluorescence monitoring of an optical device, such as a microarray or biochip (spotted array or other biochip format) , or other suitable optical device.
- a common class of experiments known as a multiplexed assay or multiplexed experiment, comprises mixing (or reacting) a labeled target analyte or sample (which may have known or unknown properties or sequences) with a set of "probe" or reference substances (which also may have known or unknown properties or sequences) .
- Multiplexing allows many properties of the target analyte to be probed or evaluated simultaneously (i.e., in parallel) .
- the "target” analyte usually an unknown sequence of DNA, is labeled with a fluorescent molecule to form the labeled analyte.
- each probe consists of known DNA sequences of a predetermined length, which are attached to a labeled (or encoded) bead or to a known location on a substrate.
- segments of the DNA sequence of the labeled target analyte will selectively bind to complementary segments of the DNA sequence of the known probe.
- the known probes are then spatially separated and examined for fluorescence.
- the beads that fluoresce indicate that the DNA sequence strands of the target analyte have attached or hybridized to the complementary DNA on that bead.
- the DNA sequences in the target analyte can then be determined by knowing the complementary DNA (or cDNA) sequence of each known probe to which the labeled target is attached. In addition the level of fluorescence is indicative of how many of the target molecules hybridized to the probe molecules for a given bead.
- the probes are either spatially separated or otherwise labeled to identify the probe, and ultimately the "target” analyte.
- One approach separates the probes in a predetermined grid, where the probe's identity is linked to its position on the grid.
- a "chip” format where DNA is attached to a 2-D substrate, biochip or microarray, where oligomer DNA sequences are selectively attached (either by spotting or grown) onto small sections or spots on the surface of the substrate in a predetermined spatial order and location on a substrate (usually a planar substrate, such as a glass microscope slide) .
- Figure IA shows the basic problem in the art related to the variation of the fluorescence signals across a micromirror.
- different arrays/tests may require different fluorescence markers; two is typical, but often more are used; and bulk- optic filters and filter wheels are often used to allow detection of different fluorescence spectra, but these devices are not flexible and readily scalable.
- confocal scanners/readers are commonly used. Confocal optics provide excellent suppression of x out-of-focal-plane' light rejection, and high lateral resolution. The image is often recorded using multiple fluorescence tags that indicate the degree of binding or hybridization of target biomolecules to probes immobilized on the biochip/microarray.
- the present invention features incorporating an adaptive spectral filter into a confocal scanner optical arrangement or other suitable optical device to permit real time control of the fluorescence signal spectrum being monitored. This new arrangement would allow for better balancing of the fluorescence signals in the analysis of the array .
- the adaptive filter provides for fluorescence monitoring of microarray and biochips replacing filter wheels and fixed filters.
- the solution is readily scalable to different fluorescent targets and the filter can be configured to "spectrally match" the fluorescence target spectrum.
- DLP or other a SLM
- ⁇ gain-control' of the optical fluorescence signals The use of a DLP (or other a SLM) provides the ability to provide ⁇ gain-control' of the optical fluorescence signals.
- the use of the DLP as a spatial light modulator provides a good fill factor (i.e. relatively low insertion loss) and high contrast ratio (>300) , thus, in principle, provides a good rejection of out-of-band noise and stray signals.
- a frequency modulated approach provides for the simultaneous detection of multiple fluorescence targets.
- Each fluorescent signal is modulated at a different rate (via modulation of the associated DMD mirrors at that rate) .
- the adaptive spectral filter also equalizes intensities of the fluorescence signal spectrum across a predetermined portion of the surface of the spatial light modulator.
- a DLP is arranged between the array plane and image plane to add a 2D "gain control" element. After the first 'image' is captured, the DLP could be adjusted (in a PCM video-like format as one option) to add attenuation to various spatial regions, e.g., a 2D dynamic gain equalization (DGE) .
- DGE 2D dynamic gain equalization
- This technique would allow for better balancing of the fluorescence signals and reduce blooming and crosstalk.
- the DMD acts as a spatial light modulator to attenuate the stronger signals, thus providing more ability to measure weak signals.
- the equalization effect "clamps", or “limits” the power at a threshold level (e.g. once the signal rises above a particular value, the DMD mirrors associated with the spatial location are activated to induce an attenuation) .
- the detector system can effectively provide a wider dynamic range of operation.
- Current systems attain 3+ decades, the present invention is likely to improve performance to 4+ to 5 decades.
- the effective dynamic range of an imaging system is extended by applying known attenuation levels in a spatially varying manner determined by the 'brightness' of local microarray spots/elements.
- the use of the DLP as a spatial light modulator provides a good fill factor and high contrast ratio (>100) , thus in principle provides an extension to the detection dynamic range of two orders of magnitude.
- Figure IA shows a diagram of fluorescence signals that vary strongly across a biochip or microarray, which is a problem in the art that the present invention seeks to solve.
- Figure IB shows a diagram of fluorescence signals that vary strongly across a biochip or microarray, which is a problem in the art that the present invention seeks to solve.
- Figure 2 shows a diagram of a fluorescence detector according to the present invention arranged in relation to a biochip or microarray.
- Figure 3 shows a block diagram of the fluorescence detector shown in Figure 2.
- Figure 4 shows a diagram of a confocal scanner optical arrangement according to the present invention.
- Figure 5 includes Figures 5 (a) and (b) for fluorescence signals sequentially read, wherein Figure 5 (a) shows a DMD having mirrors set to sequentially provide a fluorescence filter for each target, Fl, F2, and wherein Figure 5 (b) shows a graph of gain control capability to normalize fluorescence signal strengths corresponding to the mirrors set in Figure 5 (a) .
- Figure 6 includes Figures 6 (a) and (b) for fluorescence signals multiplexed, wherein Figure 6 (a) shows a DMD having mirrors set corresponding to Fl modulated at a first frequency, and mirrors set corresponding to F2 modulated at a second frequency and wherein Figure 6 (b) shows a graph of gain control capability to normalize fluorescence signal strengths corresponding to the mirrors set in Figure 6 (a) .
- Figure 7 shows graph of pixel modulated frequency for the operation with multiplexed detection.
- Figures 8 and 9 show a DLP spatial light attenuator according to the present invention.
- Figures 10-11 show comparisons of images of the microarray with and without the equalization feature of the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows a fluorescence detector 20 according to the present invention arranged in relation to a microbead 10 having a grating 12, consistent with that disclosed in patent application serial no. 10/661,234 (WFVA/CyVERA nos. 714-1.27/CV 0038A) , filed 12 September 2003, application serial no. 10/661,031 (WFVA/CyVERA nos. 714-1.20/CV 0039A), also filed 12 September 2003, which are both assigned to the assignee of the instant application and hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- the microbead 10 forms part of a so-called “bead based” approach for identifying probes that allows the probes to mix without any specific spatial position, which is often called the "random bead assay” approach.
- the probes are attached to the bead 10 instead of a larger substrate like that discussed above so they are free to move (usually in a liquid medium) .
- This approach has an advantage in that the analyte reaction can be performed in a liquid/solution by conventional wet-chemistry techniques, which gives the probes a better opportunity to interact with the analyte. In operation, this approach requires that each bead or probe be individually identifiable and that different fluorescence spectra be detected on each bead or probe.
- these uniquely identifying individual beads with attached probes may be aligned on a grid plate and read using the techniques also disclosed in the aforementioned patent applications, and an optical device is used to detect the different fluorescence spectra on each bead or probe that are the result of the assay process.
- a light source (not shown) provides light 24 to luminate the microbead 10 to determine the code 58, and the fluorescence detector 20 measures the fluorescence emanating from a "target" analyte 53 attached to a probe 76, consistent with that described in the aforementioned patent applications.
- the fluorescence detector 86 may also include a lens 88 and an optical fiber 90, as shown, for receiving and providing the fluorescence from the "target" analyte 53 to a fluorescence meter in the fluorescence detector 86.
- the present invention provides a new and unique optical device or scanner having an adaptive spectral filter with a spatial light modulator for detecting the fluorescence spectra on each bead or probe. While the invention is shown and described in relation to the uniquely identifiable microbead 10 disclosed in the aforementioned patent applications, the scope of the invention is clearly intended to include using the technique of the present invention in relation to other devices or media used in assay processes, such as the biochip or microarray, as well as other devices or media either now known or later developed in the future.
- FIG 3 shows the adaptive spectral filter 100 arranged in relation to a photo multiplier tube (PMT) 200 and a charge coupled device (CCD) 300.
- the adaptive spectral filter 100 includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) controller 102 having an SLM spectral controller module 104 and an SLM equalization controller module 106 and also includes other adaptive spectral filter modules or components 108, including a spatial light module, imaging optics etc., which are shown in more detail in Figure 4.
- the SLM spectral controller module 104 detects and processes the fluorescence signal spectrum provided from the device or medium used an assay process, such as microbead 10 shown in Figure 2.
- the SLM equalization control module 106 equalizes intensities of the fluorescence signal spectrum across a predetermined portion of the surface of the spatial light modulator (see . Figure 4) .
- the functionality of the modules 104, 106 may be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof, although the scope of the invention is not intended to be limited to any particular embodiment thereof.
- the modules 104, 106 would be one or more microprocessor-based architectures having a microprocessor, a random access memory (RAM) , a read only memory (ROM) , input/output devices and control, data and address buses connecting the same.
- a person skilled in the art would be able to program such a microprocessor-based implementation to perform the functionality described herein without undue experimentation, including to implement such a DMD controller consistent with that shown and described herein to permit the real time control of the fluorescence signal spectrum being monitored, as well as to equalize intensities of the fluorescence signal spectrum across a predetermined portion of the surface of the spatial light modulator, according to the present invention.
- the scope of the invention is not intended to be limited to any particular implementation using technology now known or later developed in the future.
- the scope of the invention is intended to include the modules 104 and 106 being a stand alone modules, as shown, or in the combination with other circuitry for implementing another module.
- FIG. 4 shows one embodiment of a confocal scanner arrangement generally indicated as 110 according to the present invention.
- the confocal scanner arrangement 110 includes an optical arrangement of the following components: a confocal pinhole 112, a 1st lens 114, a 1st prism 116, the 1st imaging optics 118, the spatial light modulator in the form of a DMD 120, a DMD controller 104 (see Figure 3), 2nd imaging optics 124, a prism recombiner 126, a 2nd lens 128 and a PMT detector 200 (see Figure 3) .
- the DMD controller 104 performs the functionality associated with the SLM spectral controller module 104 of the SLM controller 102 of the adaptive spectral filter 100 in Figure 3. These components will be described in more detail below: Figures 5- 7
- Figures 5-7 shew graphs related to the basic operation of the confocal scanner optical arrangement shown in Figure 4.
- Figure 5 includes Figures 5 (a) and (b) for fluorescence signals sequentially read, wherein Figure 5 (a) shows a DMD having mirrors set to sequentially provide a fluorescence filter for each target, Fl, F2, and wherein Figure 5 (b) shows a graph of gain control capability to normalize fluorescence signal strengths corresponding to the mirrors set in Figure 5 (a) .
- Figure 6 includes Figures 6 (a) and (b) for fluorescence signals multiplexed, wherein Figure 6 (a) shows a DMD having mirrors set corresponding to Fl modulated at a first frequency, and mirrors set corresponding to F2 modulated at a second frequency and wherein Figure 6 (b) shows a graph of gain control capability to normalize fluorescence signal strengths corresponding to the mirrors set in Figure 6 (a) .
- Figure 7 shows graph of pixel modulated frequency for the operation with multiplexed detection.
- FIGs 8-9 show an embodiment of the present invention, featuring a digital light processor (DLP) spatial light attenuator generally indicated as 150 for imaging fluorescent microarrays with improved dynamic range.
- the digital light processor (DLP) spatial light attenuator 150 includes an optical arrangement of the following components: an excitation laser 152, 1st imaging optics 154, a spatial light modulator in the form of a DMD 156, a DMD controller 106 (see Figure 3) , 2nd imaging optics 158 and the CCD 300 (see Figure 3) .
- the DMD controller 106 performs the functionality associated with the SLM equalization controller module 106 of the SLM controller 102 of the adaptive spectral filter 100 in Figure 3.
- the DMD 156 is placed or arranged in the image plane, the mirrors of the DMD 156 are modulated to create spatially dependent attenuation, the resulting signal is re-imaged onto the CCD 300 or other imaging device.
- Figure 10 shows a comparison of an image of the biochip/microarray without intensity compensation/limiting versus an image of the biochip/microarray with intensity compensation/limiting (i.e. w/2D digital gain equalization (DGE)), as well as associated intensity scales.
- DGE digital gain equalization
- Figure 11 shows a comparison of an actual microarray image versus an image after being processed by imaging optics and a DMD array.
- the DMD pixels at image locations for all "bright” spots are PCM modulated to reduce power, and the fluorescence associated with each spot is reduced to a "limit" level by pixel modulation.
- the Spatial Light Modulator The Spatial Light Modulator
- the spatial light modulation device in the embodiment in Figure 4 is shown and described as the known Digital Micromirror DeviceTM (DMDTM) manufactured by Texas Instruments, which is described in the white paper entitled “Digital Light ProcessingTM for High-Brightness, High- Resolution Applications” , white paper entitled “Lifetime Estimates and Unique Failure Mechanisms of the Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) " , and news release dated September 1994 entitled “Digital Micromirror Display Delivering On Promises of 'Brighter' Future for Imaging Applications", which are incorporated herein by reference.
- the DMD device is monolithically fabricated by CMOS-like processes over a CMOS memory.
- Each micro-mirror typically includes, for example, an aluminum mirror, approximately 16 microns square, that can reflect light in one of two directions, depending on the state of the underlying memory cell. Rotation, flipping or tilting of the micromirror is accomplished through electrostatic attraction produced by voltage differences between the mirror and the underlying memory cell. With the memory cell in the "on” (1) state, the micromirror rotates or tilts approximately + 10 degrees. With the memory cell in the "off" (0) state, the mirror tilts approximately - 10 degrees.
- the invention has been described as using an array of digital micromirrors to implement the spatial light modulator (SLM) device (or pixelating device) in the embodiments shown herein, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that any SLM that provides pixelated optical signal processing may be used, as described further below.
- SLM spatial light modulator
- the pixels instead of using micromirrors with two reflective states or angles of reflection (e.g., +/- 10 deg) as a pixel that reflects a portion of the light beam, the pixels may have one reflective state and the other state may be absorptive or transmissive.
- the pixel instead of the pixel having at least one state being reflective (which may provide other design advantages) , the pixel may have one state being transmissive and the other state being absorptive.
- the pixel may have two transmissive or partially transmissive states that refract the incoming light out at two different angles.
- the optics surrounding the pixelating device would be changed as needed to provide the same functions as that described for each of the embodiments herein for the different types of pixelated optical signal processing used.
- the pixels may have any other two or three-dimensional shapes, i.e., circle, oval, sphere, cube, triangle, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid.
- the spatial light modulator in the embodiment in Figures 8-9 is shown and described herein as a DLP device; however, the scope of the invention is intended to include other types of light modulator devices.
- the spatial light modulator may also include a pixelating device, based on, for example, liquid crystal technology, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) .
- LCD liquid crystal display
- An LCD may provide a device having either one absorptive state and one reflective state, or one absorptive state and one transmissive state.
- the underlying principle of an LCD is the manipulation of polarized light (i.e., an optical channel) .
- the polarized light may be rotated by 90 degrees in one state of the liquid crystal and not rotated in another state.
- a polarizer is provided at each side of the liquid crystal, such that the polarization angles of the polarizers are offset by 90 degrees.
- a mirror can be added at one end to provide an LCD having one absorptive state and one reflective state.
- One example of having a reflective state and a transmissive state is a variation on existing bubble jet technology currently produced by Agilent and Hewlett- Packard Co., and described in US Patent Nos. 6,160,928 and 5,699,462, respectively.
- the bubble when the bubble is in one state, it has total internal reflection; and when in the other state, it is totally transmissive.
- the pixels may not be square but circular or oval.
- HACT Heterojunction Acoustic Charge Transport
- SLM Spatial Light Modulator
- the pixels may be controlled by charge packets that travel along a surface acoustic wave that propagates along the device, where the size of the charge controls the optical absorption.
- the confocal pinhole 112, the 1st lens 114, the 1st prism 116, the 1st imaging optics 118, the 2nd imaging optics 124, the prism recombiner 126, the 2nd lens 128, as well as the excitation laser 152, the 1st imaging optics 154, the 2nd imaging optics 156 are all optical devices that are known in the art, and the scope of the invention is not intended to be limited to any particular type or kind thereof.
- the other adaptive spectral filter modules or components 108 are also all optical devices that are known in the art, and the scope of the invention is not intended to be limited to any particular type or kind thereof.
- any of the embodiments described herein are merely for illustrative purposes and, as such, any other dimensions and/or geometries may be used if desired, depending on the application, size, performance, manufacturing requirements, or other factors, in view of the teachings herein.
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